Google removes Pirate Bay from search autocomplete
Google has shut off the auto-complete terms for The Pirate Bay on its search engine, as the firm steps up its copyright clampdown.
French sites demand Google pays for using their content
France’s leading online newspaper publishers have called for a new laws to Google and other search engines to pay them for using their published content.
From 0-75%, Google’s share of visibility for car insurance-related searches soars overnight
Two days since announcing its entry into the car insurance comparison arena in the UK, Google’s share of visibility for car insurance-related searches has soared overnight, from 0% to 75%, reveals research from digital marketing agency Greenlight.
Google launches online course creator tool for educators
Google has launched Course Builder, a tool that lets educators create and share course materials online.
Right to reply: iPhone 5 won’t knock Google off the top spot in the consumer technology war
Apple needs to do much more than the widely expected hardware revamp of the iPhone to lead in the smartphone market, according to Ovum’s new research looking into technology brand’s influence over consumers.
Twitter beats Facebook for mobile revenues
Micro-blogging site Twitter is on course to make more money from mobile ads than Facebook for 2012, according to new research.
Google debuts YouTube app ahead of iPhone 5 purge
Google has released a new YouTube app for Apple users, ahead of the much-anticipated iPhone 5 launch today, which is expected to replace the preloaded YouTube app for Vimeo.
Man vs. Machine: What the new smartphones from Nokia and Motorola really say about their design philosophies
Hot on the heels of the recent announcements of the Nokia 920 and new Motorola Razr smartphones, Olof Schybergson, CEO and co-founder of service design consultancy, Fjord, offers comment and analysis on the launches of these devices, design implications and broader implications that these will have on this competitive market, which is set to see … [Read more…]
Microsoft contests Google with ‘Bing it on’ consumer taste test
Microsoft is inviting users to test its Bing search engine aginast Google in a side by side challenge, called ‘Bing it on’.
Apps dominate mobile travel traffic in US
US iPhone and Android users are increasily relying on apps, rather than mobile websites, to get their travel information while on the move, according to new research.